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Breaking Up with Football
Former sportswriter Steve Almond was a huge football fan for 40 years. But ethical and moral issues led him to boycott the game at all levels. He writes about his about-face in his latest book, Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto .
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readFormer sportswriter Steve Almond was a huge football fan for 40 years. But ethical and moral issues led him to boycott the game at all levels. He writes about his about-face in his latest book, Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto.
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The full episode
2 of 4Cooking, Football, and the Oldest Living Things- 0:00The Great Cooking Debate of 2014
- 14:45Breaking Up with FootballYou’re reading this
- 25:15Oldest Living Things
- 37:59Deep Dive